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Cremaster 5

Dir. Matthew Barney·1997·55m

Cremaster 5 is a five-act opera (sung in Hungarian) set in late-ninteenth century Budapest. The last film in the series, Cremaster 5 represents the moment when the testicles are finally released and sexual differentiation is fully attained. The lamenting tone of the opera suggests that Barney invisions this as a moment of tragedy and loss. The primary character is the Queen of Chain (played by Ursula Andress). Barney, himself, plays three characters who appear in the mind of the Queen: her Diva, Magician, and Giant. The Magician is a stand-in for Harry Houdini, who was born in Budapest in 1874 and appears as a recurring character in the Cremaster cycle.

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Cremaster 5

Cremaster 5 (1997)

Matthew Barney

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55m
Cross-source blend ~61/100

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Countries

Hungary, United States of America

Ratings

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6.1/10

25 votes

Rating consensus

61/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~61/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Ursula Andress

Queen of Chain

Matthew Barney

Diva / Giant / Magician

Joanne Rha

Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite

Susan Rha

Queen's Usher / Fudor Sprite

Amy Chiang

Fudor Sprite

Mei-Chiao Chiu

Fudor Sprite

Michelle Ingkavet

Fudor Sprite

Yoko Hyun

Fudor Sprite (as Yoko Kuroiwa)

Kim Nghiem

Fudor Sprite

In “The Cremaster Cycle”

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